Following Nintendo's recent investigation into the Switch "pirate" James 'Archbox' Williams, the video game giant is now reportedly seeking "new targets".
As highlighted by Stephen Totilo of Game File, the company doesn't appear to be done with the SwitchPirates subreddit just yet:
"Nintendo of America (NOA) said its investigation of Switch modder James “Archbox” Williams has given it new targets. They include a SwitchPirates subreddit with some 200,000 members"
In court last week, Nintendo said it had become "aware of multiple other online actors who appeared to have a role in the Pirate Shops".
It's now seeking approval from the court to subpoena business records from multiple internet domains and sites like Reddit, Github, and Discord to track down Williams' possible associates.
Here's exactly what it had to say about the SwitchPirates subreddit:
"Nintendo has reason to believe that other accounts active in the SwitchPirates community may also have been controlled by Defendant, or else reflect other individuals who have worked alongside Defendant."
Nintendo of America believes identifying such people would allow it to take further action to pursue infringement claims.
You can learn more about the lawsuit Nintendo recently won in our recent coverage here on Nintendo Life.
strontiummuffin on November 28th, 2024 at 09:51 UTC »
Have they tried themselves? Piracy is a service failure. Oh and Nintendo has litterally pirated their own Roms and sold it to us before.
Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/did-nintendo-download-a-mario-rom-and-sell-it-back-to-us
My_Name_is_Imaginary on November 28th, 2024 at 07:53 UTC »
At this point, somebody needs to go after Nintendo.
It shouldn't be stealing if Nintendo isn't putting the games on shelves. Once the old games are out of circulation, it should be free game.
Take the 3ds as an example. You can't buy any games on the system since the shop is closed. Nintendo, how do I play your older games, then?
If you buy second hand, it's not like Nintendo gets a cut. What's the difference?
Fecal-Facts on November 28th, 2024 at 06:43 UTC »
If failtendo updates their pos hardware it would be harder to emulate their software.
They got caught emulating their own games.